The life and times of a motoring and motor rallying journalist in Scotland

Monday, 2 July 2012

Road - Lucky Man

Next time you’re
on the ferry to Mull, don’t pick an argument with the ship’s cook, he probably
won’t give a toss. So if the pie is still cold and the gravy comes in slices, keep your peace, otherwise you might be wearing it.

That’s because the CalMac Oban to Craignure ferry's chief chef has just won one of the
biggest prize draws in the country. It was certainly the biggest prize draw
that Honda (UK) has ever staged, with the chance to win one of everything that
the company sells in the UK.

Picked at random
from almost 100,000 entries, Michael McGovern’s name came out first, and to say
his gob was well and truly smacked is something of an understatement:“I’ve never filled in any online competitions
before and I still don’t know why I did this one,” laughed the Oban resident,
“When I was told I’d won, my first reaction was that it was a con. It took a bit
of time for the reality to sink it. Somebody has to win and it might as well be
me! To say I’m happy would be a bit of an understatement!”